OctaFX_Farid Posted December 24, 2013 Author Share Posted December 24, 2013 Flash: USD/JPY: Onwards and Upwards - TD Securities FXstreet.com (Córdoba) - The BoJ is the only major monetary authority to outdo the Fed in terms of aggressive easing initiatives in 2013, and with the Fed set to trim stimulus through 2014, the divergence should become even more prominent, commented the TD Securities analyst team. Key Quotes "That should underpin even further highs in USD/JPY over the course of the next year". "Our target for a year from now is 110, though the risk to that forecast is for an overshoot". "At the start of 2014, 105.00/50 will be the first major hurdle". OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Dec 24,2013 OctaFX.Com News Updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctaFX_Farid Posted December 24, 2013 Author Share Posted December 24, 2013 Wall Street closes higher ahead Santa's visit FXstreet.com (San Francisco) - The US stocks market closed positive ahead of Christmas's break following the better-than-expected data in the United States. Investors are confidence in the US economic recovery. The Dow and S&P closed at new record highs while the Nasdaq close at fresh 13-year highs. The Dow Jones advanced 62.94 points or 0.39% to close the day at 16,357.55; the S&P 500 added 5.33 pts or 0.29% to finish at 1,833.32; and the Nasdaq Composite won 6.51 pts or 0.16% to 4,155.42. OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Dec 24,2013 OctaFX.Com News Updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctaFX_Farid Posted December 27, 2013 Author Share Posted December 27, 2013 US December 20 EIA Natural Gas Storage change improves to -177B from -285B Read more in Forex News. OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Dec 27,2013 OctaFX.Com News Updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctaFX_Farid Posted December 30, 2013 Author Share Posted December 30, 2013 USD/CHF hovering above 0.8900 FXstreet.com (Córdoba) - The USD/CHF is taking a breather, consolidating in a narrow range around 0.8900 Monday, after slumping to a 2-year low of 0.8800 last Friday. The USD/CHF dropped more than 150 pips Friday and printed a low of 0.8800 but bounced strongly and trimmed losses as the dollar recovered ground across the board during the American afternoon. The USD/CHF finally settled above 0.8900 where it has spent most of the day. At time of writing, the USD/CHF is trading at 0.8905, little changed since opening. USD/CHF technical outlook "Although USD/CHF plunged more than 150 pips on Dec 27, it recovered most of the losses the same day and managed to settle above the monthly S2", says the Dukascopy Bank Team. "At the moment the pair is challenging 0.8930 and in case of success may set a new objective at 0.8991/75, where the six-month down-trend resistance merges with the monthly S1, a fact that makes a breach of this area a low-probability event". OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Dec 30,2013 OctaFX.Com News Updates Brazilian real shows little reaction after Rousseff's televised address FXstreet.com (London) - The Brazilian real has shown little reaction so far following Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s televised address yesterday evening which focussed on talking up the country’s economy. Rousseff’s end-of-year speech skirted around the public demonstrations that dogged the government in the summer, and instead took and extremely optimistic stance on the country’s economy. Rousseff claimed that her government had been strongly criticised over its handling of the economy because of her government is the victim of "psychological warfare" by the business community. Despite this, Rousseff conceded that she had been forced to "retouch" and "correct" the economy. Addressing her detractors, Rousseff said that: "If we dive into pessimism and stay trapped in petty disputes, we will have a smaller country." In reference to the county’s price rises, Rousseff stated that: “The government is alert and steadfast in its commitment to fight inflation and maintain the balance of public accounts.” Brazilian inflation once again ran above the Banco Central do Brasil’s 4.5 percent inflation target, with November CPI printing at 5.77 percent. BRL/USD is currently trading at USD0.4283, up 0.23 percent on the day on thin trading. OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Dec 30,2013 OctaFX.Com News Updates EUR/USD advances toward 1.3800 FXstreet.com (Córdoba) - The EUR/USD edged higher and printed fresh daily highs at the beginning of the New York session as the dollar weakens slightly along with US yields. The EUR/USD managed to overcome the 1.3770 zone and rose to a fresh daily high of 1.3788 in recent dealings. At time of writing, the EUR/USD is trading at the 1.3780 zone, recording a 0.2% gain on the day ahead of the next string of US data. EUR/USD technical outlook "The big ramp up in EUR/USD though seen Friday has been partially reversed at least today, leaving the 1.38 area as still looking like a zone of fairly strong resistance", says the TD Securities team. "The EUR spike higher came in thin liquidity conditions but the market is clearly reluctant to push the EUR significantly lower at the moment. ECB President Draghi’s remark that there was no urgent need to cut rates again provided some support for the EUR in overnight trading but we continue to view current levels as expensive from a fundamental and technical perspective and we expect the EUR to weaken gradually in the New Year". OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Dec 30,2013 OctaFX.Com News Updates EUR/USD advances toward 1.3800 FXstreet.com (Córdoba) - The EUR/USD edged higher and printed fresh daily highs at the beginning of the New York session as the dollar weakens slightly along with US yields. The EUR/USD managed to overcome the 1.3770 zone and rose to a fresh daily high of 1.3788 in recent dealings. At time of writing, the EUR/USD is trading at the 1.3780 zone, recording a 0.2% gain on the day ahead of the next string of US data. EUR/USD technical outlook "The big ramp up in EUR/USD though seen Friday has been partially reversed at least today, leaving the 1.38 area as still looking like a zone of fairly strong resistance", says the TD Securities team. "The EUR spike higher came in thin liquidity conditions but the market is clearly reluctant to push the EUR significantly lower at the moment. ECB President Draghi’s remark that there was no urgent need to cut rates again provided some support for the EUR in overnight trading but we continue to view current levels as expensive from a fundamental and technical perspective and we expect the EUR to weaken gradually in the New Year". OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Dec 30,2013 OctaFX.Com News Updates Schaeuble: Greek EU presidency is an opportunity for Greece and for Europe FXstreet.com (Łódź) - German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Monday in an interview for the Bild newspaper that Greece would get all the support it needs from the European Union and that taking over the EU presidency will be a “huge opportunity for the country and for Europe." "The presidency will show the Greek people that Europe is its future," as it will spur “identity, self-confidence, pride” Schaeuble said. He discarded the possibility of Greece taking advantage of its EU presidency to ease the conditions of the intentional bailout. He also rejected further debt writedowns for the country, signaling however that Greece could get more aid. Moreover, the German Finance Minister commented on the easy monetary policy of central banks, which “can't last forever” and stated that first signs of the decline in the European money supply are apparent. The interview has been published following an attack by unidentified gunmen on the German ambassador’s residence in Athens on Monday morning. No one was hurt in the incident. OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Dec 30,2013 OctaFX.Com News Updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctaFX_Farid Posted January 3, 2014 Author Share Posted January 3, 2014 EUR/USD hits fresh 2-week low FXstreet.com (Córdoba) - The EUR/USD edged a tad lower during the European session and touched a fresh 2-week low, before bouncing to mid-range. Following a steep fall Thursday, the EUR/USD entered a quieter phase, although it stretched to a fresh low of 1.3627 before settling in a slim range just above. At time of writing, the EUR/USD is trading at the 1.3640 zone, still 0.2% below its opening price. The EUR/USD remains in a corrective phase after hitting a 2-year high of 1.3891 last week. Up ahead during the New York session, several Fed members will speak, including Chairman Bernanke, who is ending his term in 4 weeks. "His remarks will be the main focus on Friday as the market will attempt to gauge the Fed's desire to further reduce the pace of QE purchases in coming months", says the TD Securities team. EUR/USD levels to watch In terms of technical levels, if the EUR/USD breaks below 1.3627 (daily low), next supports could be found at 1.3620 (Dec 6 low) and 1.3600 (psychological level). On the flip side, resistances are seen at 1.3671 (daily high), 1.3700 (psychological level) and 1.3720 (20-day SMA). OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 03, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates Dollar climbs ahead of Fed speeches FXstreet.com (London) - The dollar continues to consolidate yesterday’s gains against the euro. The dollar climbed against the euro on the back of stronger-than-expected manufacturing PMI numbers which pushed EUR/USD to a low of USD1.3633 before rebounding towards the close of the session to USD1.3663. EUR/USD is currently trading at USD1.3642, down 0.14 percent in choppy trading. The pair has recovered from an intraday low of USD1.3628, driven by European Central Bank data which indicated that private sector lending continues to contract in the Eurozone. Markets remain thin with quiet holiday trading carrying into the New Year as a result of a winter storm set to hit the northeast coast of the US. With little in the way of market-moving data set for release, eyes and ears will be on Fed officials scheduled to speak at a conference in Philadelphia this afternoon (GMT), including Charles Plosser, Jeremy Stein and Ben Bernanke. Jeffrey Lacker is scheduled to speak later at a separate event in Baltimore. Of particular interest will be outgoing Fed chairman Ben Bernanke who will handover control of the Federal Reserve to Janet Yellen on 31 January. With the minutes from the Fed’s December meeting being released next week, markets will be looking for an insight into the Fed’s schedule for rolling back its quantitative easing programme. In its December meeting, the Fed moved to taper its monthly asset purchases by USD10bn, leaving its monthly purchases at USD75bn, citing the strengthening US economic outlook. It is anticipated that the Fed will taper in further USD10bn increments, ending the programme before December 2014. OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 03, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates GBP/USD turns south and threatens daily lows FXstreet.com (Córdoba) - The GBP/USD climbed to fresh daily highs during the European session following the release of firm UK mortgage data, but failed to overcome that level and came under mild pressure. The GBP/USD rose to 1.6473 but failed to sustain momentum and dipped back to the lower-side of today's range, although it has managed to hold above the 200-hour SMA so far, which has been offering dynamic support to the Cable. At time of writing, the pair is trading at the 1.6425 zone, 0.2% below its opening price. GBP/USD technical outlook From a technical perspective, Valeria Bednarik, chief analyst at FXstreet.com recently commented that failure to maintain gains should see bearish tone building, with a break below yesterday's low (1.6410) triggering a quick short term dip towards 1.6370. "Once below this latter, 1.6320/30 area comes next", Bednarik added. OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 03, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates USD/CAD falls toward 1.0600 FXstreet.com (Córdoba) - The USD/CAD has resumed the slide after the latest recovery attempt was capped by the 1.0675 zone during yesterday's NY session. USD/CAD holding above 1.0600 The USD/CAD has pulled back sharply from highs as the greenback recedes on better risk sentiment, dropping to a low of 1.0601 so far. At time of writing, the USD/CAD is trading at the 1.0610 zone, recording a 0.5% loss on the day. USD/CAD levels to watch In terms of technical levels, if the USD/CAD falls below 1.0600, next supports are seen at 1.0587 (Jan 2 low) and 1.0580 (Dec 23 low). On the flip side, resistances could be found at 1.0677 (Jan 2 high), 1.0700 (psychological level) and 1.0726 (Dec 30 high). OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 03, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctaFX_Farid Posted January 6, 2014 Author Share Posted January 6, 2014 EUR/GBP rallies after services PMI numbers FXstreet.com (London) - EUR/GBP has rallied after Eurozone composite Markit services PMI numbers matched expectations with gains on the November print. In contrast, the UK missed expectations, despite continuing to show solid expansion. The pair is currently trading at GBP0.8318. Modest Eurozone growth despite fragility The Eurozone composite posted a three-month high of 52.1 in December, up from 51.7 in November, and its second highest level in two-and-a-half years. The Markit report showed that manufacturing continued to lead the recovery. Growth of production accelerated to its fastest since May 2011, as new orders improved aided by a solid increase in new export business. As may continue to be a running theme for 2014, carrying through from 2013, France and Italy were the rotten apples in the basket. French services again contracted, printing at 47.8, down from November’s 48.0. Italy posted 47.9, beating the November print of 47.2, but still indicating contraction. UK misses expectations despite robust expansion By contrast, the UK showed much more robust economic activity, but missed its higher expectations in comparison with the Eurozone. Expectations were for a slight gain on November’s print of 60.0, with the seasonally-adjusted headline business activity index coming in at 58.8, a six-month low. The Markit report said that UK service sector continued to expand strongly as 2013 came to an end, with activity, new business and employment all again rising at marked rates. It indicated that confidence among service providers was at its highest in nearly four years. Indication of potential upside wage pressure The numbers also gave positive news for UK wages, which have continued to slump in real terms, despite a strongly improving UK macro picture. There was further evidence of capacity pressures in December, with backlogs of work rising for a ninth successive month. Many companies responded to rising workloads by adding to their payroll numbers at a marked pace. Employment rose for a twelfth successive month. EUR/GBP rallies strongly on expectation miss The pair is currently trading at GBP0.8318 after hitting highs at GBP0.8331. The pair is up 0.38 percent on the day after opening at GBP0.8284. The next major event will be German consumer price index numbers for December, due at 13:00 GMT. OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 06, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctaFX_Farid Posted January 7, 2014 Author Share Posted January 7, 2014 Flash: The Euro´s resilience is striking - BBH FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - Marc Chandler, Global Head of Currency Strategy at Brown Brothers Harriman notes that the euro is consolidating at the upper end of yesterday's range. Key Quotes “Immediate resistance is seen in the $1.3655-75 area. The euro's resilience is striking.” “We note that EONIA, which peaked at the end of the year near 45 bp, is now below 10 bp. The US-German 2-year spread was just below 7 bp in mid-December and 17 bp today.” OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 07, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates EUR/CAD’s bullish performance FXstreet.com (London) - EUR/CAD has been one of the best performers on the session. Strategists at TD Securities explained that EURCAD’s recovery has taken back about half of last week’s sell off already this week. “The broader trend higher remains intact but the rally did hit a big technical roadblock with last week’s reversal from 1.48+ levels and short-term momentum has weakened considerably this week. The bounce from the mid 1.44 area (38.2% of the Nov/Dec rally and 28-day MA) ought not extend that much more if last week’s weekly bear reversal signal is to remain an influence on near-term price swings. Losses should extend below 1.4450 towards 1.41/1.42”. EUR/CAD Levels The 20 DMA is 1.4590, the 50 DMA is 1.4380, and the 200 DMA is 1.3820. RSI (14) reads 37.80. Supports are ascending from 1.4240, 1.4300, 1.4330, 1.4370, 1.4425, 1.4535. Spot is 1.4628 with resistances at 1.4660 and 1.4775. OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 07, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctaFX_Farid Posted January 8, 2014 Author Share Posted January 8, 2014 US's Lew praises German government for promoting domestic investment FXstreet.com (Łódź) - On Wednesday US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew held a joint press conference with German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble in Berlin, during which he praied Europe's progress in overcoming the crisis in the banking sector and Germany's decision to boost domestic spending. “Over the course of this past year, I think we’ve seen very constructive movement to get the balance right between fiscal consolidation and growth,” Lew said “We can continue to discuss where that balance should be, but it’s moved in the right direction, from our perspective.” The German Finance Minister assured that it was important for Germany to see the US economy strengthening. He also stressed the need of preventing the formation of asset bubbles. "We must keep a watch on liquidity levels to ensure new bubbles aren't being created," Schaeuble said, adding however that monetary policy should be established by central banks, not politicians. OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 08, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates Flash: The BoC unlikely to cut or hike rates in 2014 - Scotiabank FXstreet.com (London) - Camilla Sutton, Senior FX Strategist at Scotiabank notes that the BoC is unlikely to cut or hike rates in 2014. Key Quotes “Governor Poloz’ interview on the Lang and O’Leary show sug‐gests that the BoC will not cut or hike rates this year; that Governor Poloz is focused on the Bank’s inflation mandate and that it is not focused on a level of CAD.” "The interview was neutral for CAD, but provides a succinct overview of Governor Poloz’ views and highlights that inflation releases will be important data points for CAD.“ OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 08, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctaFX_Farid Posted January 8, 2014 Author Share Posted January 8, 2014 USD/CHF U-turned sub the 0.91 handle and some FXstreet.com (Guatemala) - USD/CHF has caught some on the wrong side of the market, smashing through the 0.91 handle post the knee jerk reaction to the ADP employment report which has been the highlight on todays calendar. The ADP employment report showed the US private sector added 238,000 new jobs in December, beating forecast of 200,000. Meanwhile, November ADP jobs number was revised up 14,000 to 229,000. The news took the unit on a spike of some 25 pips higher off the 0.91 handle but was soon hit by supply by the commitment of the bears and stops were run down to 0.9082, taking the pair all the way back to where we had started off today. Meanwhile, all eyes are going to be on the FOMC Minutes coming up. We are looking forward to knowing how unanimous the taper move was. It will be interesting to know how the spread of opinions and reservations around this move were which should give us an idea on what it would take for the FOMC to actually consider upping or slowing the pace of taper. USD/CHF Levels The 20 DMA is 0.8945, the 50 DMA is 0.9028 and the 200 DMA is 0.9247. RSI (14) reads 42.2. Supports are ascending from 0.9021, 0.9038, 0.9052, 0.9068. Spot is currently 0.9085 while resistances are 0.9110, 0.9131, 0.9150 and 0.9165. OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 08, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates EUR/GBP falls to 1-month lows FXstreet.com (Córdoba) - The EUR/GBP has extended its decline during the American session to score fresh 1-month lows. The EUR/GBP extended its decline into a second day Wednesday despite strong Eurozone data and fell to its lowest level in over a month at 0.8254 in recent dealings. At time of writing, the pair continues to trade at daily lows, recording a 0.5% loss on the day. EUR/GBP technical levels In terms of technical levels, the EUR/GBP could find immediate supports at 0.8254 (daily low), 0.8251 (Dec 2 low) and 0.8202 (Jan 11 2013 low). On the flip side, resistances are seen at 0.8316 (daily high), 0.8332 (Jan 6 high) and 0.8355 (21-day SMA). OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 08, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctaFX_Farid Posted January 9, 2014 Author Share Posted January 9, 2014 Canada: New Housing Price Index flat in November FXstreet.com (Córdoba) - The New Housing Price Index (NHPI) was unchanged in November following a 0.1% advance in October, Statistics Canada reported Thursday. This reading missed expectations of a 0.1% increase. On a year-over-year basis, the NHPI rose 1.4% in the 12 months to November. The pace of annual growth in new housing prices has been steadily slowing since August. OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 09, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates Draghi: ECB prepared to take further decisive action if needed FXstreet.com (Łódź) - As expected, the ECB Governing Council decided to keep rates unchanged in January, after reducing the main interest rate by 25 basis points to 0.25% in November. During his first press conference of the year, ECB head Mario Draghi reiterated the central bank's forward guidance of keeping interest rates at present or lower levels for an extended period of time. The ECB head stated that inflation should remain low in the upcoming months, before gradually returning to the ECB's target level of 2%. Therefore, the monetary policy stance would be kept accommodative for as long as necessary and the central bank would be ready to consider all the available instruments. “Further decisive action” would be taken if needed. Mario Draghi pointed to the improvement in recent economic indicators suggesting a gradually progressing recovery in the Eurozone. He acknowledged however the high unemployment and weak loan dynamics. During the Q&A part of the press conference the ECB head signaled that the Governing Council discussed all possible instruments, although he declined to speculate on which specifically could be used. The ECB would act should a tightening of money markets occur or in case of a weakened inflation outlook, he said. OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 09, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates USD/CAD continues bullish momentum FXstreet.com (London) - USD/CAD continues to climb in advance of tomorrow’s US non-farm payroll statistics and continuing broad USD/CAD momentum. Canadian housing stabilising Data released earlier today showed weaker-than-expected Canadian housing stats, which may assuage some concerns over the expansion of Canada’s housing marked. The report from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp showed a drop in the seasonally-adjusted annualised rate of housing starts to 189,672 units in December from an upwardly-revised 197,797 the previous month. The figures fell a little beyond consensus expectations of a 190k and included a 6.7 percent drop in new build permits. USD/CAD focus now on non-farm payrolls Focus is now on tomorrow’s US non-farm payroll statistics. Strong ADP numbers earlier this week support another ~200k print adding to expectation of a continuing US recovery. USD/CAD has gained 2.04 on the week so far, with Canadian inflation expectations drawing down the CAD – inflation is currently running at 0.9 percent, far short of the Bank of Canada’s 2 percent inflation target. USD/CAD is currently trading at CAD1.0852, up 0.25 percent on the day from an opening price of CAD1.0827. OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 09, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates Flash: AUD/USD range bound? FXstreet.com (London) - Emmanuel Ng said they continue to see the AUD/USD drifting in tandem with global undercurrents pending further cues out of China for example. Key Quote: “Expect 0.8900 to remain as a near term locus within the recent 0.8820-0.9000 range”. OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 09, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates Flash: AUD/USD range bound? FXstreet.com (London) - Emmanuel Ng said they continue to see the AUD/USD drifting in tandem with global undercurrents pending further cues out of China for example. Key Quote: “Expect 0.8900 to remain as a near term locus within the recent 0.8820-0.9000 range”. OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 09, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctaFX_Farid Posted January 10, 2014 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 Flash: JPY weakness expected by Japanese investors - Nomura FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - Nomura strategist Yujiro Goto comments that he does not judge that the recent slowdown in foreign bond investment suggests Japanese investors have become pessimistic about JPY weakness remaining. Key Quotes “In fact, our latest client survey at our seminar in Tokyo suggests that about 80% of Japanese investors expect USD/JPY to trade around 110 or above by end-2014.” “Expectations for JPY weakness remain strong among Japanese investors, and we expect them to gradually increase foreign bond investment this year.” “The gradual widening in the yield differential between the US and Japan also encourage them to invest in foreign bonds.” OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 10, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates Flash: EUR/USD positioned for healthy Non Farm Payrolls - BMO Capital Markets Stephen Gallo, European Head of Currency Strategy at BMO Capital Markets feels that in EUR/USD and GBP/USD, the market is already modestly positioned for a healthy set of numbers out of the US today. Key Quotes “With this in mind, we suspect that there will be a decent amount of ‘pain’ on the topside in both of those pairs, should the report be rather weak.” “The cautiously ‘dovish’ tone in the latest FOMC minutes should also add weight to the USD in this instance.“ “We think the chances of a weekly close in EUR/USD around 1.3650 are high if this is the case. GBP/USD should just about fully track EUR/USD higher under this scenario, towards 1.6480.” OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 10, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctaFX_Farid Posted January 10, 2014 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 USD/JPY bullish momentum continues ahead of non-farm payrolls FXstreet.com (London) - USD/JPY continues with its bullish momentum ahead of US non-farm payroll numbers due out later today. While the non-farm payroll numbers are a key short-term driver of the pair, the biggest directional driver remains the diverging monetary policy expectations between the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan. Non-farm payroll optimism Market consensus is bullish on the non-farm payroll print at 13:30 GMT, with expectations for recent momentum to continue as part of a strengthening US economic outlook. While consensus expectations are at 196k, non-farm Friday exuberance has begun pointing to a higher print. With consensus expectations high, the downside risks are ramped up for any miss. Longer-term, the bullish momentum trade that has carried the USD/JPY pair since the Fed’s 18 December meeting remains in place. While The Fed is expected to continue to taper its monthly asset purchases – currently standing at USD75bn a month – Japan remains firmly committed to monetary expansion, buying up a current JPY7 trillion of bonds a month. Japanese officials have indicated that they are prepared to increase bond purchases in a fight against deflationary pressures. Strong print will carry momentum USD/JPY currently stands at a near-session high of JPY105.0155, up 0.15 percent on the day from an opening of JPY104.8255. Given already optimistic expectations, a strong non-farm payroll print may not be enough to challenge the three-and-a-half year highs recorded last week at JPY105.4415, but it will help maintain bullish USD/JPY momentum. OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 10, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctaFX_Farid Posted January 10, 2014 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 GBP/USD recovers losses following Non Farm Payrolls crash FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - GBP/USD has performed a U-Turn today, recovering its earlier losses following the awful Non Farm Payrolls reading. GBP/USD retraces decline following Non Farm Payrolls Having declined sharply to post a low at 1.6379, in the aftermath of soft Industrial Production and Manufacturing Production data, GBP/USD has recovered most of its losses following an abysmal Non Farm Payrolls reading which registered at 74k, against expectations of 196k, and 241k (revised) previous. Interestingly however, the US Unemployment rate declined to 6.7% from 7%. Spot is presently trading at 1.6460, close to its daily high at 1.6484. What are today´s key GBP/USD technicals? Hourly RSI sits at 53, with ADX at 36. The daily pivot point can be found at 1.6474, with support at 1.6448 (S1) and resistance at 1.6505 (R1). The hourly 200 SMA sits at 1.6463, alongside the daily 20 EMA at 1.6414. OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 10, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates US: NIESR GDP Estimate up 0.7% in December FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - The US NIESR GDP Estimate increased 0.7% in over the 3 months up to December, following a 0.8% rise registered over the 3 months up to November, according to data released today by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research. OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 10, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates US: NIESR GDP Estimate up 0.7% in December FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - The US NIESR GDP Estimate increased 0.7% in over the 3 months up to December, following a 0.8% rise registered over the 3 months up to November, according to data released today by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research. OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 10, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctaFX_Farid Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 Flash: FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - Emmanuel Ng, FX Strategist at OCBC Bank notes that EUR/USD is in line with current CTFC positioning heading into the week. Key Quotes "The EUR/USD pushed higher on Friday in the wake of the disappointing US nonfarm numbers and despite the dovish overtones from the ECB on Thursday." "Meanwhile, any further positive news flow from the periphery this week may however discourage excessive downside probes." "In the near term, the 1.3700 resistance may hold while key psychological support at the 55-day MA (1.3614) remains in play." "Our current view on the pair is also in line with the latest CFTC positioning numbers, with marginal net EUR longs being pared in the latest week." OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 13, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates AUD/USD driven by disappointing US data FXstreet.com (London) - AUD/USD added to gains in the overnight session. The pair largely ignored Australian housing data and instead continued on the momentum of Friday’s weak US non-farm payroll numbers. Falling in line with market expectations, November home loans gained 1.1 percent, leaving home loans up 15.3 percent on the year, with the housing sector as a whole extremely bullish on the Reserve Bank of Australia’s loose monetary policy. Non-farm payrolls driving AUD/USD bullishness With little to surprise the markets within Australian data, the pair was instead driven by momentum from Friday’s miss in US non-farm payroll data expectations, where just 74k jobs were added in December, after November’s upwardly revised 241k print. Stevens could play down AUD levels Currently trading at USD0.9036, up 0.5 percent on the session, the pair is now above the level of 12 December when RBA governor Glenn Stevens talked the AUD down, saying that “85 U.S. cents would be closer to the mark than 95 cents.” With Stevens showing in the past that he is prepared to talk down AUD strength whenever it threatens deflationary pressure, the current >USD0.9000 levels should be watched for a similar move. OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 13, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctaFX_Farid Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 AUD/USD driven by disappointing US data FXstreet.com (London) - AUD/USD added to gains in the overnight session. The pair largely ignored Australian housing data and instead continued on the momentum of Friday’s weak US non-farm payroll numbers. Falling in line with market expectations, November home loans gained 1.1 percent, leaving home loans up 15.3 percent on the year, with the housing sector as a whole extremely bullish on the Reserve Bank of Australia’s loose monetary policy. Non-farm payrolls driving AUD/USD bullishness With little to surprise the markets within Australian data, the pair was instead driven by momentum from Friday’s miss in US non-farm payroll data expectations, where just 74k jobs were added in December, after November’s upwardly revised 241k print. Stevens could play down AUD levels Currently trading at USD0.9036, up 0.5 percent on the session, the pair is now above the level of 12 December when RBA governor Glenn Stevens talked the AUD down, saying that “85 U.S. cents would be closer to the mark than 95 cents.” With Stevens showing in the past that he is prepared to talk down AUD strength whenever it threatens deflationary pressure, the current >USD0.9000 levels should be watched for a similar move. OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 13, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates Flash: Dollar weaker following Non farm Payroll miss - BTMU FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - Lee Hardman, FX Analyst at the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ notes that the dollar remained weaker overnight following weak Non Farm Payroll numbers. Key Quotes "The US dollar has remained weaker in the Asian trading session following the release of the weaker than expected non-farm payrolls report on Friday, with USD/JPY having fallen to an intra-day low 103.26 today from an intra-day high of 105.40 on Friday." "The establishment report revealed that the US economy added only 74k jobs in December which was the lowest month of jobs gains since January 2011. There were modest upward revisions to prior months adding a further 38k jobs." "As a result employment growth averaged 182k/month in 2013 which was almost exactly the same as in 2012. Employment weakness evident in December appears to have been largely driven by the negative impact of seasonably cold and harsh weather. " "The number of workers who said they could not go to work due to poor weather conditions in the household survey jumped to 273k in December which was the largest amount for a December since 1977. The household survey also revealed a shaper than expected fall in the unemployment rate which declined to 6.681% in December from 6.981% in November. " "The sharper than expected drop in the unemployment rate mainly resulted from 347k people leaving the labour force while employment increased by 143k as well. The labour force participation rate continued to decline by a further 0.2 point to 62.8%." OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 13, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates Flash: Dollar weaker following Non farm Payroll miss - BTMU FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - Lee Hardman, FX Analyst at the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ notes that the dollar remained weaker overnight following weak Non Farm Payroll numbers. Key Quotes "The US dollar has remained weaker in the Asian trading session following the release of the weaker than expected non-farm payrolls report on Friday, with USD/JPY having fallen to an intra-day low 103.26 today from an intra-day high of 105.40 on Friday." "The establishment report revealed that the US economy added only 74k jobs in December which was the lowest month of jobs gains since January 2011. There were modest upward revisions to prior months adding a further 38k jobs." "As a result employment growth averaged 182k/month in 2013 which was almost exactly the same as in 2012. Employment weakness evident in December appears to have been largely driven by the negative impact of seasonably cold and harsh weather. " "The number of workers who said they could not go to work due to poor weather conditions in the household survey jumped to 273k in December which was the largest amount for a December since 1977. The household survey also revealed a shaper than expected fall in the unemployment rate which declined to 6.681% in December from 6.981% in November. " "The sharper than expected drop in the unemployment rate mainly resulted from 347k people leaving the labour force while employment increased by 143k as well. The labour force participation rate continued to decline by a further 0.2 point to 62.8%." OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 13, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctaFX_Farid Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 Flash: USD/JPY back to 102.50? - Societe Generale FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - Kit Juckes, Global Head of Currency Strategy at Societe Generale has pencilled into a pullback for USD/JPY to potentially reach 102.50. Key Quotes "The pattern in Q4 was for Treasury investors to sell into any signs of strength as the ‘great rotation' saw equity holdings boosted and bond holdings pared back." "As I wrote on Friday, the bias from survey respondents with 10-year yields at 3% was to buy dips and chase rallies." "Well, they chased the rally and with soft retails sales, well-behaved CPI ahead this week while secular stagnationists deluge us with their views, we just need to wait it out and see how far this goes." "10s failed to break below 2.5% on the ‘no-taper' in October but we probably won't see the market go that far. 2.75% 10yr yields look a more realistic low between now and the next jobs number." "Similarly, we are pencilling in 0.92 for AUD/USD and 102.50 (though the USD/JPY uptrend is supported by the 200-day moving average, and that's all the way back at 99.70)." OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 13, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctaFX_Farid Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 Flash: USD/JPY back to 102.50? - Societe Generale FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - Kit Juckes, Global Head of Currency Strategy at Societe Generale has pencilled into a pullback for USD/JPY to potentially reach 102.50. Key Quotes "The pattern in Q4 was for Treasury investors to sell into any signs of strength as the ‘great rotation' saw equity holdings boosted and bond holdings pared back." "As I wrote on Friday, the bias from survey respondents with 10-year yields at 3% was to buy dips and chase rallies." "Well, they chased the rally and with soft retails sales, well-behaved CPI ahead this week while secular stagnationists deluge us with their views, we just need to wait it out and see how far this goes." "10s failed to break below 2.5% on the ‘no-taper' in October but we probably won't see the market go that far. 2.75% 10yr yields look a more realistic low between now and the next jobs number." "Similarly, we are pencilling in 0.92 for AUD/USD and 102.50 (though the USD/JPY uptrend is supported by the 200-day moving average, and that's all the way back at 99.70)." OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 13, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates Flash: ECB dampens Euro upside - BTMU FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - Lee Hardman, FX Analyst at the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ notes that the ECB's forward guidance has dampened Euro upside in the near term. Key Quotes "The ECB’s strengthened forward guidance has likely helped dampen euro upside against the US dollar in the near-term following the release of the weaker than expected US employment report." " The release on Friday as well of the weaker than expected UK manufacturing report for November has also helped to dampen pound upside against the US dollar. " "The report revealed that manufacturing output growth in the UK was flat in November following a downwardly revised expansion of 0.2% in October." "The pace of growth is somewhat weaker than implied by more buoyant surveys with the manufacturing PMI having remained at elevated since the summer." OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 13, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates Flash: ECB dampens Euro upside - BTMU FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - Lee Hardman, FX Analyst at the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ notes that the ECB's forward guidance has dampened Euro upside in the near term. Key Quotes "The ECB’s strengthened forward guidance has likely helped dampen euro upside against the US dollar in the near-term following the release of the weaker than expected US employment report." " The release on Friday as well of the weaker than expected UK manufacturing report for November has also helped to dampen pound upside against the US dollar. " "The report revealed that manufacturing output growth in the UK was flat in November following a downwardly revised expansion of 0.2% in October." "The pace of growth is somewhat weaker than implied by more buoyant surveys with the manufacturing PMI having remained at elevated since the summer." OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 13, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctaFX_Farid Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 EU's Dijsselbloem: European banks to fully regain health by the end of 2014 FXstreet.com (Łódź) - Eurogroup president Jeroen Dijsselbloem told Bloomberg Television today that Europe's financial institutions are expected to regain health by the end of the year, as they make efforts to repair their balance sheets, in preparation for ECB's taking over as bank supervisor. “The banks are now already, in advance, dealing with their problems: taking losses where necessary, finding new funding, strengthening their balance sheets,” Dijsselbloem stressed. “They’re not waiting for the actions of the ECB. Banks are going ahead and getting their act together, which will help strengthen the economic recovery in the euro zone.” The ECB is set to kick off its role as the Eurozone banking supervisor in November this year, as part of the banking union project. OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 13, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates EU's Dijsselbloem: European banks to fully regain health by the end of 2014 FXstreet.com (Łódź) - Eurogroup president Jeroen Dijsselbloem told Bloomberg Television today that Europe's financial institutions are expected to regain health by the end of the year, as they make efforts to repair their balance sheets, in preparation for ECB's taking over as bank supervisor. “The banks are now already, in advance, dealing with their problems: taking losses where necessary, finding new funding, strengthening their balance sheets,” Dijsselbloem stressed. “They’re not waiting for the actions of the ECB. Banks are going ahead and getting their act together, which will help strengthen the economic recovery in the euro zone.” The ECB is set to kick off its role as the Eurozone banking supervisor in November this year, as part of the banking union project. OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 13, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctaFX_Farid Posted January 27, 2014 Author Share Posted January 27, 2014 US January Dallas Fed Manufacturing Business Index improves to 3.8 vs 3.7 (February) Read more in Forex News OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 27, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates US January Dallas Fed Manufacturing Business Index improves to 3.8 vs 3.7 (February) Read more in Forex News OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 27, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates EUR/USD off lows after mixed US data FXstreet.com (Córdoba) - The EUR/USD saw a short-lived bounce at the beginning of the New York session after the latest string of US data came in mixed. While the US Markit services PMI came in stronger-than-expected in January, December's new home sales disappointed and the Dallas Fed manufacturing index came in in line with forecast. The EUR/USD barely reacted to the data, moving off lows to an hourly high of 1.3675 where the 55-hour SMA halted the recovery. EUR/USD flat on the day At time of writing, the EUR/USD is trading at the 1.3665 area, virtually unchanged since opening. In terms of technical levels, the EUR/USD could find immediate resistances at 1.3678 (55-hour SMA), 1.3700 (psychological level) and 1.3716 (Jan 27 high). On the other hand, supports are seen at 1.3652 (Jan 27 low), 1.3640 (21-day SMA) and 1.3600 (psychological level). OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 27, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates EUR/USD off lows after mixed US data FXstreet.com (Córdoba) - The EUR/USD saw a short-lived bounce at the beginning of the New York session after the latest string of US data came in mixed. While the US Markit services PMI came in stronger-than-expected in January, December's new home sales disappointed and the Dallas Fed manufacturing index came in in line with forecast. The EUR/USD barely reacted to the data, moving off lows to an hourly high of 1.3675 where the 55-hour SMA halted the recovery. EUR/USD flat on the day At time of writing, the EUR/USD is trading at the 1.3665 area, virtually unchanged since opening. In terms of technical levels, the EUR/USD could find immediate resistances at 1.3678 (55-hour SMA), 1.3700 (psychological level) and 1.3716 (Jan 27 high). On the other hand, supports are seen at 1.3652 (Jan 27 low), 1.3640 (21-day SMA) and 1.3600 (psychological level). OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 27, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OctaFX_Farid Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 US Consumer Confidence up to 80.7 in January from 77.5 in December Read more in Forex News OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 28, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates US: Consumer Confidence improves to 80.7 in January FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - US Consumer Confidence rose to 80.7 in January, from 77.5 in December, according to data released by the Conference Board. Analysts expected less growth to 78.1. OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 28, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates US: Consumer Confidence improves to 80.7 in January FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - US Consumer Confidence rose to 80.7 in January, from 77.5 in December, according to data released by the Conference Board. Analysts expected less growth to 78.1. OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 28, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates US: Consumer Confidence improves to 80.7 in January FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - US Consumer Confidence rose to 80.7 in January, from 77.5 in December, according to data released by the Conference Board. Analysts expected less growth to 78.1. OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 28, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates US: Consumer Confidence improves to 80.7 in January FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - US Consumer Confidence rose to 80.7 in January, from 77.5 in December, according to data released by the Conference Board. Analysts expected less growth to 78.1. OctaFX.Com - Please click here to see Financial News/Forex News on OctaFx official page Jan 28, 2014 OctaFX.Com News Updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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